Wireless Power Transmission System for Vehicle Based on Multi-Transmitter Coils Array

Wireless power transmission technology based on coil coupling has been widely applied in various fields. However, the performance of the system is affected by the malposition of the transmission coil-couple, which is inevitable in the wireless power transmission system (WPTS). In this study, a multi-transmitter coil array is proposed to build a more uniform magnetic flux density for the WPTS, intending to enhance the performance of the WPTS in the case of coil-couple malposition. The model of the transmission system is built and different coil arrangement methods are analyzed. Then, the magnetic field distributions of the proposed WPTS with different coil arrays are compared using numerical simulations. Experiments are conducted to investigate the performances of the designed WPTS. The results show that WPTS with a seven-coil array can provide a more uniform magnetic field for the WPTS, whose relative deviation of output power is less than 28.55%. This study provides some clues for improving the performance of the WPTS through different arrangements of the transmitter coils.